No name polishers. Worth it?

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dandydaniel

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I'm pretty tight with cash right now and I've come to a point where I really want to get my car looking good but money stands in the way. At my local AutoZone, they have no name 6" random orbital polishers for $34.95. Compared to a $119.00 PC, will there be very noticeable differences in performance? My car is a 2005 Honda Accord and there is the normal swirling. I don't need the car looking amazing, I just want to get most of the swirls and dealership rotary buffer marks out as well. With the right products and pads, can the $34.95 orbital do a good enough job to satisfy my needs?
 
I wouldn't go for it...I doubt any of the pads will work on it. Im sure there isnt any backing plate or anything, just a place to put on bonnets. I once purchased one of these machines about 2 years ago...Turned it on once, unplugged it and put it right back in the box. Never touched my paint...It's just not worth it IMO
 
Might be good for applying wax, but not really good for corrections. Also, as mentioned, if it uses bonnets, you may have a hard time finding ones that don't have polyester in them (inflicts marring). If you have some stamina, you likely could do a better job by hand.
 
There's a huge difference between those types of buffers (Waxmasters) and a PC. You can't get a waxmaster-type thing with good pads, which is a big problem. Also, as said, they don't have any real power- you'll take forever to actually polish anything. You'd probably be better off buying some good applicators and product than buying the waxmaster.
 
I think its a cheap PC knockoff, I've seen them around

not one of the orbital waxmasters





jdhutchin said:
There's a huge difference between those types of buffers (Waxmasters) and a PC. You can't get a waxmaster-type thing with good pads, which is a big problem. Also, as said, they don't have any real power- you'll take forever to actually polish anything. You'd probably be better off buying some good applicators and product than buying the waxmaster.
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go to Big Lots and get their $20 RO sander. Order a couple pads and your ready to go. It isn't as nice as a PC but it works-especially in my case as I have a rotary for heavy stuff.
 
I appreciate all your comments and I hope I don't rub you guys the wrong way, but I was just really wondering if these things have even the slightest potential to remove light swirling? I really don't have the extra $90 to spend on a PC.
 
the $20 11K BigLots RO with an orange pad will work fairly well on swirls. It has a smaller throw but higher speed than a PC. It doesn't have a removable backing plate tho.
 
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